The Greeting (1995)

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Bill Viola
10 min
medium: Digital Video
art type: Video Installation
With inspiration from The Visitation by Pontormo, Bill Viola depicts two sisters embracing. It is a modern take on a Reniassance painting of the Virgin Mary as she tells her sister the news of her pregnancy. The video uses slow motion to exaggerate movement and emotion while adding intensity to the shot. There is no dialogue but a wind blowing in the background. It is a still, wide shot.
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